UK's Mike Lynch missing after yacht sinks off Sicily, source says

Emergency services work near the scene where a sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Igor Petyx

LONDON (Reuters) - British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after a luxury yacht was struck by a violent storm and sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo on Monday, a person familiar with the rescue operation said.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle and Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Kate Holton)